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Keep in mind that Rails is not Ruby, a lot of people know how to use
rails but cannot really do anything else using Ruby.<br>
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Rails is a great framework for what it does (webapp), have a look at
other types of tasks (system administration scripts is something
Ruby has taken over from Perl a little).<br>
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James.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 02/06/15 12:38, Jay Greasley wrote:<br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Hello all,</div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I'm a bit of
a dinosaur, having started with COBOL through Visual Basic 3,
classic asp and then onto the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://asp.net">asp.net</a> stack.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">But, I'm
really interested in moving over to using Ruby.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I supported
an old Rails 2.3 app a couple of years ago and liked the
syntax and flexibilty.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I have a new
work opportunity where Ruby appears to be a good candidate for
the product.<br>
Has anyone else made a similar move?</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">My main
question is what one book would you recommend to start with.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Is it the
Pickaxe book? </div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I'm sure
it'll take a while to change mindset to appreciate
metaprogramming etc.</div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">All responses
are much appreciated</div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Best</div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Jay</div>
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